Record Number: 6623

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'With the Old Testament, I got on very well; but I was amazed at the difficulty with the New. I knew it to be of so much more value and importance than the Old, that I could not account for the small number of cut and dry commands.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 12 Jun 1810 and 11 Jun 1811

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Norwich
county: Norfolk

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)
child of manufacturer

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Unitarian Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Old and New Testament

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6623

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

1

Page:

35

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 1, p. 35, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6623, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None